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RiverLover

(7,830 posts)
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:31 AM Dec 2014

Vote now!! MoveOn.org Looks to Nudge Elizabeth Warren Into 2016 PresidentiaL Race

MoveOn.org Looks to Nudge Elizabeth Warren Into 2016 Presidential Race
12/8/2014

WASHINGTON — Some Democrats are “Ready for Hillary.” MoveOn.org is ready for Elizabeth Warren.

The liberal group is poised to spend $1 million on a campaign to draft Senator Warren, ...

MoveOn.org’s executive director, Ilya Sheyman, said the group planned to open offices and hire staff in Iowa and New Hampshire, the states that kick off the presidential nominating process, and ultimately to air television ads in those states. The group will begin its push with a website, “Run Warren Run,” allowing supporters to sign a petition urging Ms. Warren to pursue a White House bid and featuring a video about her.

“We want to demonstrate to Senator Warren that there’s a groundswell of grass-roots energy nationally and in key states and to demonstrate there’s a path for her,” Mr. Sheyman said. He added that the effort was not being made in coordination with Ms. Warren and that the group advised her staff about it only last weekend.

... MoveOn.org is set to survey its eight million members for one day starting Tuesday, with the expectation that they will affirm its support of the effort to nudge Ms. Warren into the race. She is well regarded by the group, having gotten its support in her 2012 race and joining members on conference calls during her time in the Senate on such issues as student loan debt.

Mrs. Clinton is a popular figure among Democrats and enjoys a wide lead in early polls, but some progressives are wary of her style of politics and believe that widening income disparities in the country call for a more confrontational figure....


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/us/politics/looking-to-nudge-senator-elizabeth-warren-into-2016-presidential-race.html


Move On rocks!!!



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Vote now!! MoveOn.org Looks to Nudge Elizabeth Warren Into 2016 PresidentiaL Race (Original Post) RiverLover Dec 2014 OP
K&R.... daleanime Dec 2014 #1
I'm a MoveOn.org member... StandingInLeftField Dec 2014 #2
Just received an email... StandingInLeftField Dec 2014 #4
Me too. Will get a text with results tomorrow. RiverLover Dec 2014 #5
K & R L0oniX Dec 2014 #3
Got the email and voted today. AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #6
2. I'm a MoveOn.org member...
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 09:08 AM
Dec 2014

…and have looked at the website and the press release, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to vote!

Any help would be appreciated.

 

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
6. Got the email and voted today.
Wed Dec 10, 2014, 08:57 PM
Dec 2014

It's telling that Howard Dean's group DFA is mobilizing behind Elizabeth Warren and he behind Hillary Clinton.

It seems Howard Dean has lost his way and I'm really disappointed to see that. Perhaps he's sticking his nose under the tent he perceives to be the one that will prevail. We shall see.

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